Old Mill 5 (and nearly the last)

Just before Christmas despite some exciting flooding, and in time to qualify for the reserved Feed in Tariff, the Waterwheel at the Old Mill Hotel in Batheaston started turning and generating clean energy for the hotel. Big thanks to all concerned especially the fine workers at Hydrowatt. Click on the picture below to see the waterwheel working in all its glory

The waterwheel has the capacity to generate 13.5kW of electricity – which may not seem much but assuming reasonable river conditions it will generate clean electricity 24 hours a day 365 days a year – thats about 67,000 kWh per year, enough to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand from 20 homes. We hope that the waterwheel will also act as an education facility and a tourist attraction.

Why don’t you visit the Old Mill Hotel, grab a drink and watch this fine piece of engineering in action.